Picking Up the Pieces Vol. 7: Christmas Goodies!

I'm baaaack!  I've been in a major funk since coming back from the east coast.  Not quite sure what to call it....post vacation blues...post Christmas blues?!  Maybe a little bit of both.  It was so hard for me to get back on Hawaii time after being on vacation for 2 weeks on east coast time, but nonetheless it's time for another edition of Picking Up the Pieces!

I got some pretty sweet stamps and dies for Christmas and will be playing along with a couple of challenges. The first is for the December Avery Elle Challenge using this sketch

Here is my card using the Thanks A Bunch set....

Avery Elle Thanks A Bunch, Avery Elle Laurels. Hero Arts Shadow Inks in Green Hills and Butter Bar and Orange Soda, Memento Inks in Bamboo Leaves, Rich Cocoa and Peanut Brittle, Echo Park Every Day Eclectic Paper Pad, Lil' Inker Designs Stitched Mat Dies, Lawn Trimmings

It took me a couple of tries to get the spacing and ink color combinations right, but totally fun because the possibilities were endless in building a fab bouquet!  The colors were inspired by the last Pinspired Challenge seen below...

I hope everyone had a nice weekend and looking forward to the New Year!  I know I am!!!

Mahalo for stopping by!!!

Lovin' 3D Foam Hearts

Happy Wednesday!  This is probably my most favorite day of the week since I get the day off.  Anywho I was fortunate enough to win some goodies from Laura Williams and was eager to play with them.  One of the many items in the fabulous box was 3D Foam Hearts, and I immediately knew what I wanted to do with them.  Lately I've been crazy over my recent purchase of Distress Glitter and came up with this.

3D Foam Heart by Scrapbook Adhesives, Tim Holtz Distress Glitters, Lawn Fawn Quinn's Capital ABCs, LF silver sparkle cord, black CS and Recollections Elegance pattern paper

I had so much fun with this card and will enter this in the Moxie Fab Stickers and Tape Challenge.  The foam tape counts right?  Also will enter this in the next Pinspired Challenge following this photo

 

I loooooove anything rainbow so I had to enter!  I was playing with all the different sizes of 3D foam hearts and because I didn't want to waste them I decided to put them on a tag.  

I'll sneak this into my daughter's lunch bag one day and think she'll want to use it as a bookmark!

That's it for me!  Hope your week is going well and don't forget about the giveaway.  Click HERE for details at the bottom of the post!

A Crafty Day

What a great day it's been!  The hubby has been taking care of the kiddos while I've been (*wink, wink) trying to clean up the craft room.  Nothing like cleaning up when an inspiration image comes to mind and (*sigh) the cleaning must stop...hahaha!

I've been wanting to try Distress Paint for a while and finally broke down buying 1 bottle in Picket Fence.  What was I going to do with it you ask?  I had no idea, up until now!  I was inspired by the rainbow of colors in the next Pinspired Challenge and thought I'd also enter Moxie Fab World: Color Media Challenge.  I'm hoping Distress Paint counts as a type of media?!

Fresh Squeezed Stamps Weather Through, Fresh Squeezed Stamps Subway Series: Basic, Distress Paint in Picket Fence, Memento inks in Lady Bug, Tangelo, Cantaloupe, Dandelion, Bamboo Leaves, Bahama Blue, Danube Blue and Lilac Posies, Washi Tape, Martha Stewart butterfly punch, Hero Arts paper flower, Doodlebug Sprinkles in bubblegum, white embossing powder, Kraft cardstock, Kraft Core Shattered Collection in black

I LOVE the effect!  The down side...waiting for the paint to dry!  I loved the layered effect of stamping on the paint, then the rainbow rays and then the subway stamp...totally fun...and why not throw a bit of washi in there too!

Here's the Pinspiration...

Mahalo for stopping by!!!

Peaceful Thanksgiving

Is it only Wednesday?  It's been one of those weeks where work has been draining...booooo!  So when I get in this funk I have to force myself to think of the brighter side.  #1 I'm definitely grateful to have a job and #2 I couldn't see myself doing anything else...well...I could see myself crafting all day, but that wouldn't pay the bills...hehehe.

Anyway I wanted to enter the next Pinspired Challenge.  Here's my card...

Avery Elle Oh Happy Day, Memento Inks in Bahama Blue, Tangelo, Teal Zeal, Rosebud, Pear Tart and Tuxedo Black, Studio Calico wood veneer birds, ribbon, Crate Paper On Trend, Copic marker

 This card was initially sent in for publication, but didn't make the cut so now I can share it with blogland! 

I thought the birds, colors and foliage were pretty similar to the inspiration photo.  The actual design was inspired by a shirt my daughter wore one day that had all these elements in a peace sign.  Hope you like it.  I had fun stamping it out!

P.S. I'm also thinking of entering this in the Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger: I'm Craving Navy as it does have some navy elements and white with linear lines like the photo below

As always MAHALO for stopping by!

Splash of Color

Got a quick post playing with Fresh Squeezed Stamps to enter the next Pinspired Challenge that uses beautiful colors and triangular pattern that made me think of this umbrella.

 I kinda wanted everything to be black and white to make the umbrella stand out.  Even popped up the front of the umbrella with foam tape.  Hoping the simplicity makes the colors and triangular shape stand out.

The quilt made me think cozy and lovey, kinda like the potty people together under the umbrella!

And a closeup...

So that's it for me!  HAPPY FRIDAY!